HC Deb 18 March 1997 vol 292 cc510-1W
Mr. Cox

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many foreign military personnel were in the United Kingdom undergoing military training on 1 March; and if he will list the countries from which they came. [20175]

Mr. Soames

According to our records, on 1 March 1997, a total of 831 military personnel from the following countries were attending training courses in the United Kingdom;

  • Antigua
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Bahrain
  • Bangladesh
  • Belarus
  • Belgium
  • Belize
  • Botswana
  • Brazil
  • Brunei
  • Bulgaria
  • Canada
  • Chile
  • China
  • Czech Republic
  • Denmark
  • Egypt
  • Estonia
  • Fiji
  • France
  • Germany
  • Georgia
  • Ghana
  • Greece
  • Guatemala
  • Guyana
  • Hungary
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Ireland
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Jamaica
  • 511
  • Japan
  • Jordan
  • Kenya
  • Kuwait
  • Latvia
  • Lebanon
  • Lesotho
  • Former Yugoslavia
  • Republic of Macedonia
  • Malawi
  • Malaysia
  • Malta
  • Mauritius
  • Morocco
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Nepal
  • Netherlands
  • New Zealand
  • Norway
  • Oman
  • Pakistan
  • Paraguay
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Qatar
  • Romania
  • Russia
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Senegal
  • Sierra Leone
  • Singapore
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • South Africa
  • Spain
  • Sri Lanka
  • Sweden
  • Tanzania
  • Thailand
  • Tonga
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Turkey
  • Ukraine
  • Uruquay
  • United Arab Emirates
  • USA
  • Yemen
  • Zimbabwe

In addition, an exercise involving some 2,021 personnel from Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Spain and USA was taking place in UK waters on that date.

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